Legal Consultant Crypto and Fintech

We are currently looking for experienced Legal professionals with Crypto and Fintech experience to work with our Fortune 500 clients in Singapore!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Crypto and Fintech (Exchange) experience
• Strong Operations and Risk Control (AML requirements) background
• Compliance and end-to-end operations experience (most important)
• Business mindset with ready knowledge

Responsibilities:

• Key responsibilities include managing end to end operational processes across crypto and fintech exchange activities ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal control requirements and overseeing AML KYC sanctions screening and transaction monitoring frameworks.
• The role will identify assess and mitigate operational financial crime and compliance risks associated with digital asset trading custody settlement and on chain transactions.
• The role will work closely with internal stakeholders including compliance risk technology product and legal teams to support audits regulatory reviews and supervisory engagements. This includes maintaining strong governance policies procedures and documentation aligned with digital asset regulatory expectations.
• The ideal candidate will have proven experience within crypto or fintech exchange environments with hands on exposure to digital asset operations such as client onboarding wallet operations transaction flows and incident management. A strong operations and risk control background combined with deep end to end compliance experience across the full operational lifecycle is essential.
• A business-oriented approach strong judgment and the ability to operate effectively in fast paced regulated environments are essential.

Compensation Benefits & Location:

This role offers a range of competitive compensation and a highly competitive benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace that includes health benefits and paid time off. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites work both / either remotely or on site with our clients depending on theirs and clients preferences.

Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber on-demand legal talent. Covering North America the UK Europe and APAC we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of todays business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity inclusion and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ Equality earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axioms legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer:Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color nationality national or ethnic origin religious creed or belief political opinion sex gender reassignment pregnancy or maternity age disability alienage or citizenship status marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status genetic predisposition or carrier status sexual orientation military service or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form please contact us at and include Applicant Accommodation in the subject line.

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